tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post8331273633138061246..comments2023-11-03T06:02:02.128-07:00Comments on By Ken Levine: Me & Marvin GayeBy Ken Levinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17305293821975250420noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-67219701657480386252012-05-22T15:24:37.687-07:002012-05-22T15:24:37.687-07:00The girl on the 9th street west show with sam ridd...The girl on the 9th street west show with sam riddle was Kam Nelson who later married olympic pole vaulter and superstar champion, Bob Seagren.KHnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-11352662592531102872012-05-22T07:03:15.257-07:002012-05-22T07:03:15.257-07:00Small story. Got to meet Lloyd Thaxton later in li...Small story. Got to meet Lloyd Thaxton later in life, as he was the producer for David Horowitz's consumer segments on KNBC. A friend saw Thaxton's name in the NBC corporate phone book, and wondered if that was the guy she saw as a child on TV. Indeed it was, she made the call, and when both of us made a trip out west, we invaded Burbank and enjoyed a cup of commissary coffee with the man himself.5w30noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-77269957368416105642012-05-21T10:09:23.154-07:002012-05-21T10:09:23.154-07:00Ken, thanks for the Lloyd Thaxton Show memories. I...Ken, thanks for the Lloyd Thaxton Show memories. I rarely missed a show back in '65-66 when I was nine and ten. I distinctly remember the TV debut of Sonny & Cher on one particular show. Thaxton chided them a bit about their clothes, asking Sonny, what he called their "look." I never saw a girl in bell-bottoms before. I fell in love with Cher right then and there. Sonny was pretty cool, too. That's right, I had forgotten all of the little cool "visuals" Thaxton showed on the program, the ones you mentioned - the lips on the album covers, right, forgot that one...I actually enjoyed his show much more than American Bandstand because of all the clever visual gimmicks he used. And, hey, I had a girlfriend named Marcia, too. (Only she spelled it Marsha.) What a bitchin' babe she was in the 5th grade.Jeffrey Marknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-26820659094905468122012-05-21T00:30:36.332-07:002012-05-21T00:30:36.332-07:00Paul Duca: Ooooh, I started with both Dusty and P...Paul Duca: Ooooh, I started with both Dusty and Petula in there, but deleted them because a solo vocalist isn't like a band. The real question is, why did I keep Donovan?<br /><br />As for debut dates, I went with each act's first Top 20 hit... or in Chad & Jeremy's case, the Top 20+1. If you wanna stake a claim for Lulu, or for the Hollies (who like Lulu, cracked the U.S. market years sooner with their cover of "Just One Look"-- #98 with a bullet!), it's no skin off my nose. My nose that sucks in the air that I breathe (and to love you).Krazy Kasemnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-58698401777928795732012-05-20T20:11:54.425-07:002012-05-20T20:11:54.425-07:00"Paul Duca said...
With Talullah, pick any de...<i>"Paul Duca said...<br />With Talullah, pick any decade at random, she can't remember,,,,:)"</i><br /><br />Actually, in Tallulah's memoir, which I had the pleasure to ghost-write with her, it's the 1970s she's completely forgotten. She devotes some 68 pages to detailing her adventures in the 1960s. Whereas, Chapter 41, "The Seventies", is but a single page, and it is blank.D. McEwannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-78710579537406792022012-05-20T20:00:17.472-07:002012-05-20T20:00:17.472-07:00Doug, you know the saying "If you can remembe...Doug, you know the saying "If you can remember the 60's, you weren't really there"?. With Talullah, pick any decade at random, she can't remember,,,,:)Paul Ducanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-2356266835369058142012-05-20T19:58:19.883-07:002012-05-20T19:58:19.883-07:00Krazy Kasem...Lulu debuted on the Hot 100 in Augu...Krazy Kasem...Lulu debuted on the Hot 100 in August 1964 as frontwoman for the group Lulu and the Luvers. Not a big hit (a version of "Shout") but still...at the same time you forgot the debuts of Dusty Springfield (January 1964 as a solo) and Petula Clark (December 1964).Paul Ducanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-4793502696034556842012-05-20T18:09:43.898-07:002012-05-20T18:09:43.898-07:00I didn't think Freddie and the Dreamers were T...I didn't think Freddie and the Dreamers were THAT bad, but they doomed themselves to novelty status with the Freddie dance and the song "Do the Freddie." The other English Invasion bands ranged from very good to so-so on my chart. Silliest of the bunch might have been The Great Scots (okay, not really English, but British Isles), who performed in kilts. <br />I'm sure there was a local dance show in New York when I was a kid, but senility, in its mercy, has erased it from my memory.Cap'n Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11783977137812876489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-363552277406404862012-05-20T17:15:33.528-07:002012-05-20T17:15:33.528-07:00Your justifiable revulsion of Freddie & the Dr...Your justifiable revulsion of Freddie & the Dreamers has left your memory of the timeline twisted (along with, no doubt, your emotional well-being). <br /><br />Here's when each group's first big hit debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, plus a few acts you didn't mention:<br /><br />Beatles-- Jan. 1964<br />Dave Clark 5-- Feb. 1964<br />(*Searchers-- March 1964)<br />Billy J Kramer & Dakotas--April 1964<br />Gerry & Pacemakers-- May 1964<br />Peter & Gordon-- May 1964<br />(*Chad & Jeremy-- May 1964)<br />Animals-- August 1964<br />(*Manfred Mann-- September 1964)<br />(*Kinks-- September 1964)<br />Herman's Hermits-- October 1964<br />Rolling Stones--October 1964 (or 3 months earlier for a #24 single)<br />(*Zombies-- October 1964)<br />Freddie & Dreamers-- March 1965<br />(*Wayne Fontana & Mindbenders-- March 1965)<br />(*Troggs-- June 1966)<br />(*Hollies-- July 1966)<br />(*Donovan-- July 1966)<br />Lulu (how'd she get into this crowd?)-- September 1967<br />The Who--October 1967 (or a couple of months earlier for a lower-ranking single, a la the Stones)Krazy Kasemnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-75375682078343976962012-05-20T16:39:45.164-07:002012-05-20T16:39:45.164-07:00I also watched the Lloyd Thaxton show as a boy and...I also watched the Lloyd Thaxton show as a boy and remember seeing the Mamas and the Papas, Gary Lewis And The Playboys and other groups for the first time on that show. I loved Lloyd's "what me worry" personality and the little doll that held the picket sign. In Lloyd's honor, I conclude by saying "So What"!Mike Barerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14447874605833321732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-68402544770006251792012-05-20T15:21:57.919-07:002012-05-20T15:21:57.919-07:00Aren't you glad Marvin didn't say, "h...Aren't you glad Marvin didn't say, "hey kid, I want you to meet my dad"?Garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16300021275090146448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-58883448208797614662012-05-20T13:49:03.700-07:002012-05-20T13:49:03.700-07:00What's your take on Dan Harmon getting fired f...What's your take on Dan Harmon getting fired from Community with basically the whole writing staff?Chrisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-48313152765448282532012-05-20T13:21:04.979-07:002012-05-20T13:21:04.979-07:00EXCELLENT and congratualtions!
Tallulah's cru...<i><b>EXCELLENT</b></i> and congratualtions!<br /><br />Tallulah's crushed at not being asked to blurb.D. McEwannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-51516925729064529382012-05-20T12:35:30.019-07:002012-05-20T12:35:30.019-07:00Great story!Great story!Franknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-37598389922538245802012-05-20T11:30:36.797-07:002012-05-20T11:30:36.797-07:00Lloyd Thaxton wound up on my black and white TV th...Lloyd Thaxton wound up on my black and white TV through the miracle of syndication. He had a warmth and charm - I always expected to see him again in a larger role on one of the networks...<br /><br />One 1960s memory seared into my young mind was Roger Miller's appearance. Miller was a country singer who crossed over into pop with what seemed to be novelty songs. <br /><br />Miller lip synched his latest - "You Can't Roller Skate in a Buffalo Herd" - and came over to chit chat with Lloyd. In the course of conversation Miller admitted to not knowing the lyrics to most of his own songs - as a matter of fact, he said he could not remember writing most of them. <br /><br />And he was obviously high. Thaxton handled that moment with a sort of wistful sadness - but without snark or judgement. <br /><br />I've remembered his reaction as "some of the best of minds of our generation" careened down paths of self destruction.Phillip Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08498595633633248863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-44248291812222447122012-05-20T11:13:08.390-07:002012-05-20T11:13:08.390-07:00Thanks for this stop at the Memory Lane station. I...Thanks for this stop at the Memory Lane station. I used to watch Thaxton every day after school. (My parents were hip enough to enjoy some of it when they got home from work, too.) <br /><br />I have a memory of a very cute blonde being plucked out of the crowd on NINTH STREET WEST and ending up kind of a co-host (or maybe is was comic foil for Sam?).<br /><br />Ah, youth...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-81354770625931059752012-05-20T08:49:14.332-07:002012-05-20T08:49:14.332-07:00By the way, been hearing you on the Mariner broadc...By the way, been hearing you on the Mariner broadcasts. Sometimes I think they would win a lot more if they moved to the National League.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-26837908439809372652012-05-20T08:47:42.050-07:002012-05-20T08:47:42.050-07:00I got to know Lloyd via his blog and corresponded ...I got to know Lloyd via his blog and corresponded with him, I even got mentioned once in it. It made his passing much tougher.Mike Barerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14447874605833321732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-29742277661713473182012-05-20T08:21:54.576-07:002012-05-20T08:21:54.576-07:00Congrats! It sounds interesting, I know growing up...Congrats! It sounds interesting, I know growing up we never did get much further than WWII in American history class each year so the 50s-70s are lacking in my knowledge. Will be good to beef that up with anecdotes.<br /><br />On another note, the Community saga continues: <br />http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/the-darkest-timeline-sony-tv-fire-dan-harmon-as-showrunner-of-community-20120519#<br />Looks like we'll be settling for 3.5 seasons and no movieJJadziaDaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06077574891115381311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-62438395607345584122012-05-20T07:25:08.747-07:002012-05-20T07:25:08.747-07:00The real question: Does a recording of that episo...The real question: Does a recording of that episode exist anywhere, and how can we see it? Whose sister do we have to diddle to watch a young Ken Levine getting his groove on?404https://www.blogger.com/profile/00064577649967514295noreply@blogger.com